BITTERNESS

• "Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled." (Hebrews 12:15)

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• "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice." (Ephesians 4:31)

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• "Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul." (Proverbs 22:24-25)

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• "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6)

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• "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." (Psalm 37:8)

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• "He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly." (Proverbs 14:29)

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• "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (Matthew 6:14)

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• "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." (Proverbs 10:12)

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• "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." (Psalms 34:18)

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• "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." (Proverbs 15:1)

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• "Let all things be done with charity." (1 Corinthians 16:14)

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• "The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression." (Proverbs 19:11)

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• "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath." (Ephesians 4:26)

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• "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." (Matthew 5:7)

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• "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil." (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)

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• "A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife." (Proverbs 15:18)

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• "But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you." (Luke 6:27)

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• "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." (Proverbs 15:17)